Tag: People
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El Nido Barotuan Ati-Atihan Portraits
The Ati-Atihan festival is celebrated widely in various parts of the Philippines every 2nd and 3rd of January. This celebration to honor Sto Niño (baby Jesus) is more popular in Kalibo Aklan. But there are lesser known places that do practice the Ati-atihan like Barotuan in El Nido Palawan, home from migrants coming from Aklan.…
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Life Under the Bridge by the Railway
It’s not really my thing to take Street Photos of people living in harsh conditions like the homeless, street beggars or other people in deplorable conditions. I always thought taking photos of them just glamorizes the idea of poverty and can easily be misconstrued in pictures. It’s a sensitive issue that delving into it requires…
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Meeting Winston Maxino, the Happiest Pinoy 2010 Awardee
I watch as he pause for a moment midway his speech. I was standing close on the side taking his photo and saw his face, suddenly overcame with shadow, I noticed he swallowed deep, trying to keep steady in front of a crowd of 30 plus people, trying to hide what he was feeling at…
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Young Street Boxers of Antique
I was riding at the back of a habal-habal while riding in the dirt road of Pandan province. We caught sight of a pumped-up crowd gathering at a street and decided to stop by and see what was happening. It was a couple of kids doing street boxing complete with boxing gloves. At first it…
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Environmental Portraits: Burgos Gamet Gatherer
She goes by the name of Che. I saw her along with her friends from afar on my way behind the impressive rock formation of Kapupurawan in Burgos and had to look closely. They were gathering a Gamet (or Nori for Japanese), a red edible seaweed which is part of Ilocano’s diet as they make…
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Environmental Portraits: To Look or Not to Look?
They say they eyes is the most important aspect of a portrait. It has to be clear to show the expression of the person in the picture. But the question is, does it always have to look straight at you? There are times the eye contact can mesmerize you but looking away can also paint…